The List: 26 Mar 1993 (Issue 197)

now a repository for all sorts of ephemera connected with Glasgow‘s history — everything from old cigarette packets to suffragettes‘ campaigning material. I PROVAND’S LORDSHIF 3 Castle Street. 552 8819. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm; Sun I 1am-5pm. The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500-1918. I ROGER DILLCLIFFE FINE ART 134 Blythswood Street. 332 4027. Mon-Fri 9.30am—5.30pm. Shona Barr: Decent Paintings and Landscapes Until Thurs 8 Apr. Spanish. Scottish and English scenes. I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a ﬂavour of Victorian. Edwardian. Second World War and 19605 schooldays. Story from Glasgow: linoprints by lien Currie Until 18 Apr. Design Award Exhibition Until Fri 2 Apr. Display of entries from this children‘s competition. I SPRINGRURN MUSEUM Ayr Street. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am-5pm; Sat mam-4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. Described as the ﬁrst real community museum in Britain. I STREET LEVEL 279-281 High Street. 552 215 I. Tue—Sat I lam—5.30pm. Women Behind the Camera Until Sat 3 Apr. Mysterious photographs of women taken by German artists and ﬁlmmakers. Dorte Eissfeldt. Silke Grossman and Dore O. I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1 1am-5pm. Free. Brand new museum of world faith which opens on Sat 3 Apr. Exhibits include a Zen garden. priceless art works from the world‘s six major religions. Dali‘s Christ of Saint John of The C moss and the story of religion in Scotland in words and pictures. Also temporary exhibitions. Buddhist Art in Scotland Sat 3 Apr—27 Jun. An exhibition of work from the Samye Ling Tibetan Centre. The show includes examples of Buddhist religious images painted on cotton. called Thangka painting. by Sherab Palden Beru. I TRANSMISSION GALLERY 28 King Street. 552 4813. Mon-Sat noon-6pm.

The City Collection: Prints and FIIDIDQISDIIS Until Sat 27 Mar. Howson. Wiszniewski. Bellany and younger artists Ashley Cook. Jane Hyslop. Paul Fumeaux and Josephine Ganter. as well as historical prints and recent photographs.

land of the Dragon: Dinosaurs from China Until 26 Jun. During the last 30 years extensive excavations in China have revealed an unexpected wealth of dinosaur remains; today almost one sixth of all known dinosaur species have been identiﬁed from Chinese material. This exhibition. on loan from Beijing. consists of six fossilised skeletons. including ther massive 70ft-long. l3ft-high

Mamenchisaurus. Admission £2/£1. Chernobyl - The Legacy Until 22 May. An investigation into the events which led up to the melt-down of 1986 and the effect the world‘s most devastating technological disaster had on the people of Russia. Eye witness accounts. photographs and an exhibition of children‘s drawings recording their response to the catastrophe make chilling viewing. I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockbum Street. 220 1260. Tue-Sat I lam—5pm. Aileen Keith - Fragments of Memory, Pigments oi Imagination Wed 31 Mar—Wed 21 Apr. Using lead. copper and plaster. Keith‘s sculptures explore recollection and the way in which past events relate to the present. Moyna Flannigan - Denude Wed 3 I Mar-21 Apr. Contemplative ﬁgurative drawings and paintings using layers of paint to evoke a strong physicality. I THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE Carlsberg House. 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7189. Mon-Fri 10am—5pm. Cari llielsen and Danish Music after Cari Nielsen Until 16 Apr. Two shows. one which focuses on the life of this famous Danish composer and one which traces the history of Danish music from the year of his death. 1931. I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Outpatients Department). Seaﬁcld Road. info: 661 0982. Daily 9am—8pm. New Work Until 30 Apr. An exhibtion of work by ﬁnal year painting students at Edinburgh College of Art. I EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri l lam—5pm; Sat 10am-1pm. Fresh Perspectives Fri 26 Mar— 1 7 Apr. A diverse show of work by six young Scottish painters. I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP AND GALLERY 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat 10am-5.3()pm. Capital Marks: New Prints from the Studio Until Sat 3 Apr. Featuring Elspeth Lamb. Barbara Rae and Iain Maclntyre. I FLYING COLOURS GALLERY 35 William Street. 225 6776. Tue—Fri I lam—6pm; Sat 10am—1pm. Lorna Robertson Until Wed 31 Mar. Colourful mixed-media work evoking the turbulence and texture of the sea and the harbour. I THE FRENCH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am—5.30pm; Sat 9.30am—1.30pm. Project Perec Until Fri 9 Apr. A multi- media show of works by Scottish students. all of them inspired by Georges Pcrec’s novel. Les Chases. I HANOVER FINE ART 22A Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm. Cats and Other Animals Mon 22 Mar—Mon 5 Apr. Mixed works by gallery artists and turned wood by Leo O‘Connor. I JOHN NNOX HOUSE See entry for Netherbow Arts Centre. I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mon—Fri l()am—4.30pm; Closed Sat and Sun. Exploring Materials: The Work of Peter nice Until Thurs 1 Apr. Rice was last year‘s recipient of the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture — the most prestigious award for architecture in the world. This show traces his career and his unique experimentation. from site engineer on the Sydney Opera House to the Pavilion of the Future at Expo 92. in Seville. I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High Street. 225 2424. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm. All manner of archive material and old toys relating to childhood through the ages. I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm: Sun 2—5pm. The home of a ﬁne collection of works. from the Renaissance to Post- lmpressionism. including Velazquez. El Greco. Rembrandt. Gainsborough. Degas. Van Gogh and Scottish Colourists.

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GLASGOW SCULPTURE American STUDIOS Screenprints and from the collection of GLASGOW MILESTONES now a". Reba and Dave Williams 24 Craigmont Street, HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW Glasgow